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Ingredients: Rava - 1 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Ghee - 1tablespoon Cardamom Powder - 1/4 spoon 2-3 cloves Raisins and Cashews - few Dry coconut - 1/2 cup milk - 2 tablespoon Method: Heat Ghee and add cloves, dry cashews and raisins, set aside. In the remaining ghee roast rava till light golden brown in color. When it still hot mix sugar, cardamom powder, dry fruits, dry coconut, hot milk and mixwell. Tightly pound the mixture into the vessel and let it sit for 5 minutes the shape into balls, once it is cooled store it in an air tight container.

INGREDIENTS: (serves 4) 2 Cups finely grated carrots 2 Cups milk 4 Tablespoons Ghee 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder Cashew nuts Raisins METHOD: 1. Roast the cashew nuts and raisins in ghee set aside for the garnish. 2. Add the finely grated carrots and stir-fry for about eight minutes. 3. Carrots should be tender and slightly changed in color then add the milk and cook until the milk dries this will take about eight to ten minutes 4. Then add sugar and dry roasted cashew nuts and raisins stir-fry for another three to four minutes until the halwa starts to leave the side of frying pan 5. Garnish with additional cashew nuts.